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Peppermint vs. Kale — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peppermint and kale different?

  • Peppermint is richer in iron, manganese, folate, fiber, copper, calcium, vitamin B2, and magnesium, while kale is higher in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Peppermint covers your daily need for iron 52% more than kale.
  • Peppermint contains 9 times more folate than kale. Peppermint contains 114µg of folate, while kale contains 13µg.

Peppermint, fresh and Kale, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 22% 20% 34% 52% 6.5% 12% 3% 54% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +344.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +237.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +149.6%
Contains more IronIron +464.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +110.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +362.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +160.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +182.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 106% 0% 71% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 137% 0% 227% 17% 13% 16% 9.4% 2.9% 32% 0% 2043% 9.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +54.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +241.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +589.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +776.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +28.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +221.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.138mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Kale DV% diff.
Vitamin K 817µg 681%
Iron 5.08mg 0.9mg 52%
Vitamin A 212µg 681µg 52%
Manganese 1.176mg 0.416mg 33%
Folate 114µg 13µg 25%
Fiber 8g 2g 24%
Copper 0.329mg 0.156mg 19%
Calcium 243mg 72mg 17%
Magnesium 80mg 18mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.07mg 15%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 41mg 10%
Potassium 569mg 228mg 10%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.24mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 0.5mg 8%
Phosphorus 73mg 28mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.85mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.049mg 6%
Protein 3.75g 1.9g 4%
Carbs 14.89g 5.63g 3%
Calories 70kcal 28kcal 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.053mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.193g 2%
Fats 0.94g 0.4g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.138mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.246g 0.052g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.4g 6.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 187kcal 147kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 143g 357g N/A
Net carbs 6.89g 3.63g N/A
Sugar 1.25g N/A
Sodium 31mg 23mg 0%
Choline 0.4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.085mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0.133mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0.114mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0.097mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0.104mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0.04mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 g
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2% 6% 91%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 5.63 g
Water: 91.2 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +97.4%
Contains more FatsFats +135%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +164.5%
Contains more WaterWater +16%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.246 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.193 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +163.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.9%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.03g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/nutrients
  2. Kale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169238/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.